"...and all I got was this lousy T-Shirt"

Advantages: Very funny in places
Disadvantages: The title takes ages to say

...far away from the reality they?re trying to describe, this very same is the whole point here. Never having worked in advertising or in film, I have no idea if any of the situations mentioned throughout the story could actually happen for real. I suspect that any of them could, but that it would have to be a strange chain of events that caused all of them to happen in as short a space of time as the period covered my this novel. And this is what makes ?The Book, the Film, the T-Shirt? as funny and as much fun as it is. The story follows the characters as they bound from disaster to disaster and although you end up reading with a sense of amazement and disbelief, this is frequently interrupted by the sound of laughter. More often than not, your own. The style the novel is written in helps this along. Beaumont has worked away from...

Soho_Black 05.09.2004 · Read review
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Review of The Book, the Film, the T-shirt - Matt Beaumont

5.11 t-shirt - Hot stuff, but not too cool.

Advantages: Keeps you warm, dries quickly .
Disadvantages: Uncomforable seams, can be too warm .

...The Tactical Series undergear from 5.11 is designed to be worn under body armour, to keep the wearer cool, dry and comfortable. I purchased a top to use as a base layer when wearing a rucksack. Most of the 5.11 Tactical Series undergear comes in what they call 'muscle mapping' style i.e. tight. As I don't really want a t-shirt 'mapping' my beer-belly, I went for the crew loose fit version, to leave a bit more to the imagination. # 5.11 claim these will keep you cool when it is hot and warm when it is cold - I have found this t-shirt to keep me warm when it is cold and roasting hot when it is warm! In warm or hot weather, I just have to take it off as it is too hot, but in cool/cold weather, it is a brilliant warm base layer. I often just use this top with another loose normal t-shirt over it instead of taking a coat. # 5.11 claim...

smssms 26.11.2007 · Read review
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Review of Crew 5.11 Loose Fit T-Shirt

Release the French in your bear!

Advantages: cute, great gift idea
Disadvantages: /

...I remember having my room decorated as a child - I had a pink carpet with teddy bears on it. My border was covered in pictures of teddy bears, and my mam even cut out the leftover carpet so I could have furry teddies stuck on my wall! I have always been a fan of teddies, in any form, and when the Bear Factory (now Build A Bear Workshop) opened up in the metrocentre, I was ecstatic! A few of my friends liked the store too and my neighbour, who is much younger than I, still does. When she bought a tshirt from the shop to dress her bear in for her holiday, she showed me straight away (yes, I still take interest in these things!). When I saw it, it was one of the most adorable little t shirts I had ever seen! Since the neighbour was going away to France, she had chosen a 'Paris' t shirt. I set myself out to give this little item a thorough...

Amy69 17.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Bear Factory Paris T-shirt

Fitted for a Princess!

Advantages: nice design, okay price
Disadvantages: /

...I remember when the Bear Factory first hit the Metrocentre in Newcastle. I was ecstatic! I'd always loved teddy bears as a child and had shelves and hammocs full of them. I fell head over heels in love with the Bear Factory store and owned a number of bears! And now, my sister has adopted this love for the store from me. The Bear Factory allows you to stuff your own teddy (anything from bears to cats to zebras), and then dress them in a variety of fashionable clothes and accessories. One of the latest buys I got for my sister was the Disney princess t shirt. The Bear Factory do a lot of 'labels', including Hello Kitty, Hannah Montanna and of course their fabulous Disney range. This Disney Princess t shirt is one of the most adorable labelled items they sell. The t shirt itself is a gorgeous lilac pink colour on the body. It has white...

Amy69 15.09.2009 · Read review
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Liquid football!

Advantages: Depth and challenge remain, but so much simpler for the time conscious!
Disadvantages: Well, some people just don't like football - fools!

...-2-3-1? Well, you can move the shirt numbers around on the tactics map to do just that, amend the individual player instructions to ensure the two defensive midfielders rarely charge forward and then save the configuration to re-use and tweak again later if you find it not to be working. Likewise, the challenge doesn't abate when the actual match is played. The computer AI ensures that there is no one formation beats all tactic, and the subtle changes in the dynamics of matches suggest that the AI tweaks its tactics in order to nullify your own. Having a contingency formation to switch to goes a long way in delivering results, as sticking to just the one will usually see the board room showing you the door sooner rather than later. So, from this you should be gathering that Football Manager 2009 is not only simpler and greatly addictive, it also...

clownfoot 03.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of Football Manager Handheld 2009 (PSP)

Man Utd t-shirt 06/07

Advantages: Something totally new
Disadvantages: Not the most attractive

...I always look forward to new Man Utd t-shirts coming out and am excited about seeing their new look. This year's t-shirt has been given the old look to represent Man Utd's first League championship 50 years ago. The AIG sponsor is quite clearly not the most attractive, and has a dull look to it. The size of it doesn't help either, although it's not the appearance of the sponsor that matters to the authorities, it's the £14.1million United receive a year from it, which replaces the £9million from Vodafone, and makes United the most paid club in world football from a shirt sponsor. Juventus were number 1, until their relegation to Serie B. I like the gold that has been added to it, because red and gold go together really well. The crest over the heart has a real retro look about it with the old shape around it filled with white. It...

A18khlaq 30.08.2006 · Read review
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Review of Nike Manchester United Home Football Shirt

Get your Harry Potter T shirts here

Advantages: Efficient and cheap
Disadvantages: None

...First of all I should warn you that this isn't strictly an op about Amazon itself, but a guide to using the Amazon.com site to find some truly great merchandise. Forgive the off-topic op, therefore, as I was just so excited to find this and there was no other more suitable category. So here's my little guide on how to use Amazon to get hold of what will be THE key accessory of the year - the Harry Potter t-shirt. That's 'now', as in before they're commercially available here and probably much cheaper. I am wearing my brand new Gryffindor crest shirt as I write, it arrived this morning and I am very chuffed indeed. So far, three people have asked me where I got it and the woman in Pret a Manger was especially impressed. I am so excited I'm now on the verge of buying more - a dangerous thing for my bank account as there's quite a range...

ImogenW 29.01.2001 (24.02.2001) · Read review
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Review of Amazon.co.uk

Scarves, Pink T Shirts and unnecessary Sunglasses

Advantages: ...
Disadvantages: ....

...the excuse I use when I wear pink t shirts, scarves when it's not cold or sunglasses when there are clouds everywhere. Not girly. Funky. This change of heart was helped along when I started to learn more about the Figaro's history. The next paragraph will sound better, as ably demonstrated by Jeremy Clarkson on Top Gear, if I ask you all to adopt a nasally dysfunctional tone: There were only 20000 made between 1990 and 1991, demand from the car's debut at the 1989 Tokyo Motor show was so high that Nissan ran a lottery system to decide who would own one. Ooooh Matron!. They came in four colours, lapis grey, topaz mist, pale aqua and emerald green. They have a one litre turbo charged engine from a nissan micra of the same era so parts are cheap and all models were fitted with automatic transmission, which I find weird on long journeys...

Muffin_the_Mule 15.04.2009 · Read review
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Review of Nissan Figaro

A character for every occassion across your chest!

Advantages: Fun t-shirts at reasonable prices sent to your door
Disadvantages: Can't try them on before ordering

...Recently I popped round to my mum and dads house for a visit (as you do). Chatting away to my mum, I went to the 'post table' to see if any of my post had been sent there by accident. I had a lovely pile of bills, goody! But on my dads pile was a mini catalogue with characters across the front and black and white squares. Now what was a 50 year old man doing with a book with Miffy on the front I hear you ask?! Well, I have no idea; he was on the mailing list I guess...in the secret world of companies getting hold of your personal details. With permission from my dad I opened it up for a look. The catalogue was sent from 'Rosie Nieper t-shirts?, which was written across the front in pink. I must say, the front cover is very fun looking and inviting. It has something for kids and adults alike on it. Anyway, I opened it up...

red_lili 21.12.2003 · Read review
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The football management game

Advantages: 3D match engine, all players in the world are available, better than LMA manager
Disadvantages: Sometimes strange results like team in 1st place being beaten by team in 24th

...Football manager 2009 has continued the football manager series with the same features and layout of the game as the past versions, but this time features a new 3D match view. The game has many good features that would make me more willing to buy this game over the biggest competitor, LMA Manager 2009. Firstly, the game can be installed very quickly, and you can choose the countries and the leagues who wish to play in, or buy players from. For example, if you only wanted to play in the English leagues, you can do so by only entering the English leagues to play in, however if you then in future wanted to play in another countries' league(s) you would have to hope that that country or club makes you an offer to manage them. If not you will be stuck with only being able to take over teams in the country that you have selected. Many fans...

LukeG91 18.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Football Manager 2009 (PC)